Extreme Menace

Today, Ron caught Jill on video learning this naughty trick. She pushed the bike over to the tramp so she could wrangle herself up. This is definitely a record for the Jensen's. 13 months, 23 days old and conniving a way to join her little friends for fun.

Basketball and Hearts

Since the game was on Valentine's Day, a heart hair-do was made. Much love was directed towards John, #10, after he hit a buzzer beater to keep the team undefeated. Hearts and hugs and basketball. They all combine to make a very happy Maggie.

Happy Heart Day

A request was made by the kids for pretzels for teachers.

Snow Pants and Snow Day

Missing were the black snow pants. It is hard to remember where I keep the pants because we only use them once a year for kindergarten snow day. I searched everywhere, looking in all of the old clothes buckets, wondering the whole time why I am holding onto so many kids clothes. I went through 3 girls buckets, 4 boys buckets, and a few buckets with warm blankets in them. I looked on every shelf of every closet, wondering where in the world I had put the snow pants after last year. We got them years ago as a hand me down and they have been worn on snow day in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, and now we needed them for SNOW DAY 2009. I looked on the shelves in the garage among the chaos. And still, no luck. We went to bed thinking that jeans tucked into boots were going to have to fulfill the need. Waking up early, I had a nagging thought in the back of my head to look under my bed. So, I drug out the black garbage bag full of team jerseys and there they were. Oh, we were excited. Jeans weren't going to have to be stuffed into the boots after all. Maggie got all geared up with snow pants, furry coat, gloves, boots, but no hat because it was too itchy.
I snuck up to the school at the end of the fun to see Maggie loving the pile of snow. The kids were having so much fun and Maggie even got to make a snowman, complete with a princess scarf. It was a beautiful day with no wind and wonderful sunshine. It was definitely a success. Now, I must remember where I put the pants for next year, Snow Day 2010 when Casey will get to feel the thrill.

This is one of my all time favorite children's books. It is perfect for Heart day.

Mail by Post

For those of you who didn't get a Christmas card from us this year, I will have to blame the postman. It seems that I got more cards than usual returned in my mailbox. Some were funny. I got one back with a stamp saying it was the wrong address (I know it is the right address), I got a quarter of an envelope back stamped in SLC with no contents and a form letter saying sorry
. . . the machine ate your card, I got one back stamped "not enough postage"
(how one out of however many didn't have enough postage is beyond me) and a few other stragglers. So, for you out-of-towners who didn't get our Christmas card. Here it is in digital form. Maybe we will have better luck next year.

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